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My question is what is the spectrum that is freed up by this going to be used for? And will it make money? It is an awful lot of spectrum - and laws of supply
by lifeisstillgood 6y ago
My question is what is the spectrum that is freed up by this going to be used for? And will it make money?
It is an awful lot of spectrum - and laws of supply and demand will start to kick in.
Adding in a new range for WiFi is nice but that will take international agreement and frankly no one has charged me for wi-fi spectrum yet and it's it likely to succeed if they try. Scientific applications like back hauling hardly seem profitable.
Maybe adding in a new cellphone range will work - but AM and FM take up what 100khz to 1Ghz range? what's going in there ? I am fascinated. Is it really all aiming at 6G?
- corty 6y agoLow frequency spectrum will never go to wifi. Big telcos will see to that, they want it for themselves and also don't want competition by the general populace. So wifi gets progressively shorter-range high frequencies, while the old broadcasting bands are given to telcos
- CamperBob2 6y agoThe spectrum in question would be terrible for WiFi for technical reasons alone. It's too narrow and the required antennas would be too big.
- user5994461 6y agoDon't think there is much usage for it for consumers. They are low frequency bands that can't carry much data, it's enough for a few songs but not for computer usage. For reference, FM radio is roughly 80 to 100 MHz. Wifi is roughly 2400 to 2500 MHz and 5200 to 5800 MHz. One channel requires 25 MHz. Killing ALL radios would barely free enough room for one wifi.